Training Course on Gender Mainstreaming Verified listing

Course Overview

This course offers information on gender mainstreaming a strategy to achieve gender equality. It is a process where participants gain a lens that assist in ensuring the impact of all policies and programmes on women and men should be considered at every stage of the policy or programme cycle — from planning to implementation and evaluation.

The course aims to provide participants with comprehensive knowledge of and skills in gender mainstreaming principles, strategies, and practical sessions that draw on best practice and case studies at national, regional, and global levels. The course also provides the opportunity to focus on individual participants context and  employ this knowledge in their workplace through plenary, buzz, group discussions, and field excursion

Join us for this empowering course and get equipped with the knowledge and skills to promote gender-responsive programming. This course is a guide for training project managers, staff, trainer of trainers(TOTs), and target communities and their leaders to wear a gender lens throughout their interventions

Course Objectives

By attending the gender mainstreaming training course you will be able to:

Gain a conceptual clarity on gender terminologies and operational terms
Gain an understanding of gender mainstreaming principles, strategies, tools and phases.
Discuss approaches on gender mainstreaming from gender awareness, sensitivity and responsive approaches.
Enhance capacity of participants to understand and appreciate the importance of gender mainstreaming in programming and work setting.
To enhance the capacity of staff to mainstream gender issues into the organization’s day to day activities
Course Duration:

Online Training: 5 days (4hrs per day)

Classroom Training: 5 days (7hrs per day)

Who Can Attend the Course?

This course is ideal for:

Project managers and officers
Program staff and trainers (TOTs)
Gender focal persons and inclusion officers
Policy advisors and community development leaders
Professionals interested in advancing gender-responsive programming
Organizational Impact

By sending participants to this training course, the organization will gain the following benefits:

Strengthened capacity to design and implement gender-responsive programs that promote inclusivity and equality.
Improved staff competence in integrating gender perspectives into all stages of project planning and implementation.
Enhanced compliance with donor and international gender policies and standards.
Increased organizational accountability and performance in promoting gender equality and social inclusion.
A more inclusive and equitable workplace culture that drives sustainable impact.
Personal Impact

By attending the gender mainstreaming training course, participants will acquire the following benefits, skills, and competencies:

Practical tools and frameworks for applying gender mainstreaming in daily work.
Enhanced understanding of gender analysis, responsiveness, and transformation.
Improved confidence and leadership skills to advocate for gender equality.
Strengthened professional competence and career advancement opportunities in development and humanitarian sectors.
Ability to influence positive change within their organizations and communities.
Course Outline

Module1: Introduction to Gender and Definition of Terms

Conceptual clarity on gender concepts, building a common understanding on gender and development.
Gender mainstreaming background
Why gender mainstreaming
Gender Mainstreaming levels
Module 2: Five principles of gender mainstreaming

Gender awareness levels
Gender equal programming and reporting
Gender disaggregated data – collecting gender specific data
Gender differential needs -equal access and utilisation of services and opportunities
Women and men involvement, participation and decision making
Equal treatment and integration processes in gender mainstreaming
Module 3: Strategies of Gender Mainstreaming

Equal representation of all categories of gender, men and women.
Gender involvement, participation and decision making
Identify gender issues -  equalities and inequalities
Assess the impact of identified gender issues
Gender perspectives incorporation in project/programme cycle
Module 4: Tools of  Gender Mainstreaming

Gender needs assessment
Gender Women empowerment framework
Moser – triple roles framework
Havard Analytical framework
Gender analysis Matrix(GAM)
Gender capacities and vulnerabilities analysis framework
Module 5: Basic concepts of  Gender Mainstreaming

Gender awareness
Gender sensitivity
Gender responsive
Gender Mainstreaming
Gender Transformation
Module 6:  Challenges of  Gender Mainstreaming

Buy-in – goodwill, political, social and economic factors
Absence of gender indicators
Stereotypes
Myths and misconceptions on gender
Note: This course outline provides a general structure for the Gender Mainstreaming course. The specific content, activities, and duration of each session may be adjusted based on the target audience, learning objectives, and available time.